re: Hey Longhorns, why did Chaka Smart not work at Texas?

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according to some of my buddies who are heavy into hoops it was the type of players he was expected to recruit at Texas. Lots of future NBA players, but they didn't really fit the scrappy type of ball he coached elsewhere.

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This was 100% true, he suddenly had access to players like Jarrett Allen and Mo Bamba and decided to change his system away from the havoc style play that fit hits guard/perimeter oriented play at VCU